Brief Documentation of Ecosystem in Kubah, Bako, and Santubong National Park, Sarawak

Authors

  • Mohamad Fhaizal Mohamad Bukhori Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Rohaiza Daud Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Christharina S. Gintoron Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Mohamad Razif Othman Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Muhamad Ikhwan Idris Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Mohd Aminudin Mustapha Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Maybellin Boon Ling Goh Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/tur.4354.2022

Keywords:

biodiversity, ecology, environment, national park, sustainable development goal

Abstract

The state of Sarawak is blessed with vast wilderness and thriving wildlife (Abu Bakar et al., 2016). The state has a flourishing biodiversity, ecology, and environment, packed with amazing national parks, which are world-renowned. The parks are home to lush tropical rainforests and peculiar wildlife, all of which can be found in natural parks such as Kubah, Bako, and Santubong National Park. This documentation was briefly notes biodiversity, ecology, and environment-related information in the exceptionally rich ecosystems of flora and fauna of these national parks.The documentation was aimed at observing and documenting the ecosystem in Kubah, Bako and Santubong National Parks to assess future needs for ecosystem and education for a sustainable future. The documentation is also targeted at creating awareness on ecosystem and education, inspiring sustainable development goals, studying the selected flora and fauna of the area, and boosting the academic, research, and development value. Multiple perspectives for biodiversity, ecology, and environment of the parks such as scientific, historical, geography, values, cultural, and sustainability (Tan et al., 2009) are significant in the forming of a valuable framework for sustainable development. The outcome of the observation comprised a basic discovery of the mangrove ecosystem, pitcher plant, plant-animal interaction, and invertebrates in the parks. These have enabled the short and basic research documentation from the park’s ecosystem as well as presentation where valuable findings were shared.

 

 

Author Biographies

Mohamad Fhaizal Mohamad Bukhori, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

 

Rohaiza Daud, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

Christharina S. Gintoron, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

Mohamad Razif Othman, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

Muhamad Ikhwan Idris, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

Mohd Aminudin Mustapha, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

Maybellin Boon Ling Goh, Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

 

 

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2022-12-20

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Mohamad Bukhori, M. F., Daud, R., Gintoron, C. S., Othman, M. R., Idris, M. I., Tingga, R. C. T., Mustapha, M. A., & Goh, M. B. L. (2022). Brief Documentation of Ecosystem in Kubah, Bako, and Santubong National Park, Sarawak. Trends in Undergraduate Research, 5(2), a1–16. https://doi.org/10.33736/tur.4354.2022

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